Building Giants

A calm, curiosity-driven look at how enormous structures get built, pairing real construction footage with clear explanations that make engineering feel accessible.

Genres

Documentary, Reality

Starring

Julian Barratt

Overview

This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.

How it feels

Earnest, uplifting and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Technology, science, work, ambition

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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